Report on Nuclear Power and Alberta, Letter to the Minister

Dr. Harvie Andre, Chair
Nuclear Power Expert Panel
Suite 1000, 717 – 7th Avenue S.W.
Calgary AB T2P 0Z3

February 2, 2009

Honourable Mel Knight
Minister of Energy
Alberta Department of Energy
North Petroleum Plaza
7th Floor, 9945 – 108 St.
Edmonton AB T5K 2G6

Dear Minister Knight:

On behalf of the Nuclear Power Expert Panel, I am pleased to present this report which responds to the request you made to the Panel at its creation by Ministerial Order 31/2008, dated May 5, 2008.

It has been a distinct pleasure working with my fellow panelists, Dr. Joseph Doucet, Dr. John Luxat and Dr. Harrie Vredenburg. They have been generous with their time and their knowledge. The expertise of these highly qualified
academics assures that this report is both accurate and complete.  

I am confident that my fellow panelists share my view that this has been an interesting and personally rewarding project. We hope that it will be a useful contribution to the discussion and understanding of the issues associated with possible nuclear power generation in Alberta.  

Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this interesting project.

Yours sincerely,
(original signed by Harvie Andre)